Hahahah!! Surrreeeeeeeee.. sisters! they don’t exactly lie especially when they are very young because in order to lie – they have to know exactly what they are saying is false. They have to understand the difference between a lie and the truth. So they are either fibbing or making up their own fantasy – they think it is a joke (well – to chloe anyways). But as she grew older – we can also see the difference between fibbing and “lying” to get outta trouble and/or protect themselves against unwanted punishment or rebuking.
Just like what happened to the office furniture we were looking at – and it accidentally fell over at the showroom. Chloe insisted it wasn’t her – and that she didn’t touch it and started crying and said she didn’t do nothing. We never even start to scold her or accused her but she immediately thought that she was in trouble. As parents, we have to know why our kid is reacting this way – for Chloe we figured it was because she didn’t wanna look “bad” – or presumed as being a “bad” kid – therefore, she started wailing.
So our actions and body language – expression on our faces – has gotta be careful – don’t think your kid don’t know what he/she is up against because she reads you like a book too. But yes, if you catches your kid lying – explained to them – that a lie is hurtful and asked them how they would feel if someone said that to her? Focus on fixing the problem together and explain why the truth is important. So good luck – everyone ! I’m sure I will be needing it too.